Deadhead
Dedicated fan of the Grateful Dead or spinoff bands from the Grateful Dead
Deadhead
A Deadhead or Dead head is a fan of the American rock band the Grateful Dead. The Deadhead subculture originated in the 1970s, when a number of fans began traveling to see the Grateful Dead in as many shows or festival venues as they could. As more people began attending live performances and festivals, a community developed. The Deadhead community has since gone on to create slang and idioms unique to them. Grateful Dead enthusiasts view each concert as a unique event due to the band's extensive improvisation, eclectic song choice and other variables. The wide variety of their live concerts, when coupled with the band's permissive attitude on taping performances, has created a plethora of historical material. Such recordings of previous performances are shared widely among the Deadhead community. Much Deadhead-related historical material received or collected by the band over the years is housed in the Grateful Dead Archive of University of California, Santa Cruz. Archive founding curator...
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